Mining Threatens 20% of Indigenous Lands in the Amazon
For decades, the Yaigojé Apaporis Indigenous People in Colombia’s lower Apaporis River Basin worked to get their traditional lands formally recognized by the government and secured from outside threats. Initially protected as the Yaigojé Apaporis Reserve, it was also declared
Five Steps To Save The Amazon From Deadly Investments
From 2015 to 2020, 33 major European based Financial Institutions invested a combined total of 20 billion US$ in companies directly linked to climate-changing deforestation in Brazil. Unless Financial Institutions urgently address their role in funding deforestation, the Amazon and
Pantanal, the World’s Biggest Wetland, is on Fire – Why You Need to Worry
One of UNESCO’s world heritage sites, Pantanal is one of the world’s most diverse biomes, and home to endangered species such as Jaguars and the Brazilian native, Blue Macaw. Sixty percent of the 250,000 km2 Pantanal - an area larger
The “Green Chance” for Brazil
We are living something we never imagined: we changed the way we work, get along, consume, and relate to each other. We know how we got into this but not how we will come out of it. What does the future hold? Nobody
From Brazil to Cameroon, Forest Communities Fight Climate Change
As the world struggles to contain the spread of coronavirus, the climate crisis still threatens us all. That’s why we need a green recovery from the pandemic – one that delivers better lives today, alongside progress towards a low-carbon future.
The Amazon Burns Down – Fires threaten Earth’s Largest Rainforest
The Amazon rainforest is burning up. Fires have been raging at an unprecedented rate, over 70,000 fires affecting 4.6 million acres were recorded in the first six months of 2019. That's a 62% increase over last year according to Brazil's
The Trillion Dollar company and the 99%: where are they now?
Editors note: Article update 08.10.2018 ( see bottom of the article for more information) Recently the online retailer Amazon surpassed a trillion dollar valuation on the stock market just one month after tech giant Apple Inc. achieved the same milestone, making
TRUMP WATCH: A SWIPE AT AMAZON, BUT WHY?
Everybody is getting worked up over Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, but Trump has a grudge against another tech giant: Amazon. On March 29, he lashed out: I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election. Unlike others, they pay
TRUMP WATCH: DEFYING CHINA ON TRADE
In a single tweet on 5 April, Trump gave a double whammy: against China, reminding everyone that he’s fighting China on trade, and against Amazon’s "chief lobbyist”, the hated "Fake News Washington Post": The Fake News Washington Post, Amazon’s “chief lobbyist,”
Trump Watch: Is the White House in Tip Top Shape?
On 2 April, Trump surpassed himself in a little noted tweet about his hosting the Annual White House Easter Egg Roll. In the welcome speech he gave on the Truman balcony, addressing some 21,000 guests to the beloved event, a hallowed
Peat Swamps: The Forgotten Fix for Climate Change
“Drain the swamp!” It was Donald Trump’s campaign metaphor for purging everything bad in Washington DC. But he got his metaphor all wrong. Swamps are good. And, while Trump may not believe much in climate change, the UN climate conference
Don’t Be Evil: the Other Side of the Tech Industry
How to Address the Tech World's Moral Blindness Who leads the tech world and what is their impact on the economy? Put together two remarkable statistics: Of the ten richest men in America, only three are not tech billionaires: Warren Buffett